Past+Tense

We have been covering the past tense in Spanish for a few weeks. You may have noticed multiple quizzes in the grade book titled "Pret Quiz __". Why? Both Spanish sections have taken a quiz over the verb endings every day with the overall goal being everyone will get 100% and everyone will know the conjugations for Preterite tense. One section was lucky enough to have everyone receive 100% on the same day- we are working on a reward for that section! Along with the quizzes have been a variety of means to learn/share/teach the information, to share with the world and each other what we know. We have done small group work to learn new vocabulary and reteach the content. Each student was divided into groups and became experts on their section. They shared their area with a new group and continued to apply this. The next step was sharing with the world. Spanish 2 students worked individually and in groups to create a Glog. Their Glog was to share important information on Preterite tense which was made available for anyone to see. Our next step with past tense is to create a story. This was inspired by a Skype session with the 1st Grade class from Wall Lake. Mrs. Sigler's students were trying to create a story based on a movie clip and song they were given and needed assistance on the Spanish element. We explained to the 1st grade what the song was about and helped them create a great story based on the song and pictures. The Skype session has now opened the door for all students to use their genius skill area to create a story, add pictures, and more! We are currently working in groups to create our own children's story and make it a bilingual book. We plan to Skype other elementary classrooms to share our stories with them! More to come on this project.

This is a clip of our group work. Each person had a job to practice and share a part of the note for Preterite tense. If there were any tricks that helped them remember things, they were passed on during this time. media type="youtube" key="1HoMkO3YK38" height="349" width="425"